Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 235 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 29 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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